diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
index 3cb073c50fa6..c9b605f6c9cb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
@@ -1164,6 +1164,7 @@ static struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type filelayout_type = {
 	.id			= LAYOUT_NFSV4_1_FILES,
 	.name			= "LAYOUT_NFSV4_1_FILES",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.flags			= PNFS_LAYOUTGET_ON_OPEN,
 	.max_layoutget_response	= 4096, /* 1 page or so... */
 	.alloc_layout_hdr	= filelayout_alloc_layout_hdr,
 	.free_layout_hdr	= filelayout_free_layout_hdr,